The African continent is a geological paradise for its geodiversity and richness of natural resources.Geoscience education is essential as it provides opportunities for social/cultural,academic,scientific and professi...The African continent is a geological paradise for its geodiversity and richness of natural resources.Geoscience education is essential as it provides opportunities for social/cultural,academic,scientific and professional growth and development.Despite several initiatives that have been started recently on this subject,they have not yielded concrete actions,due to the complexity of the African scenario,and also to the lack of clear and tailor-made geoscientific guidelines.This article summarizes the main recommendations and declarations,which currently exist and have been adopted since 2006,involving partnership and capacity building on geoeducation.The article highlights the launching of a new mid to long term,IUGS-based project named GEO-ERA:GEOscience Education Roadmap for Africa.Here we make a call upon all interested African and international institutions,organizations,societies and associations to collaborate and assist and be a part of the development and construction of the GEO-ERA,as well as in the execution of the geoeducational activites.展开更多
基金supported by the International Union of Geological Sciences.Special thanks to Profs.Chris King and R.Shankar for providing very useful comments,which greatly improved the original manuscript.
文摘The African continent is a geological paradise for its geodiversity and richness of natural resources.Geoscience education is essential as it provides opportunities for social/cultural,academic,scientific and professional growth and development.Despite several initiatives that have been started recently on this subject,they have not yielded concrete actions,due to the complexity of the African scenario,and also to the lack of clear and tailor-made geoscientific guidelines.This article summarizes the main recommendations and declarations,which currently exist and have been adopted since 2006,involving partnership and capacity building on geoeducation.The article highlights the launching of a new mid to long term,IUGS-based project named GEO-ERA:GEOscience Education Roadmap for Africa.Here we make a call upon all interested African and international institutions,organizations,societies and associations to collaborate and assist and be a part of the development and construction of the GEO-ERA,as well as in the execution of the geoeducational activites.
